President Nixon at Capital Motorcade (Photo credit: SheepGuardingLlama)

To serve the Lord is a distinct privilege.  To know Him in Jesus is a direct blessing from the Father.

There are some things that are sincerely hard to accomplish for His sake as we fight against the flesh.  But there are also some things that are not hard at all.  All these “some things” require is an awareness of His commands.  These “some things” don’t require a continual alertness that the flesh requires.  One of these “some things” is the following:

13 “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. ² Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. ³ For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. ⁴ For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. ⁵ Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.”  (Romans)